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NCT Number: NCT02596542

Cold Water Immersion and Recovery

Cold-water immersion (CWI) is a frequently applied strategy to accelerate post-exercise recovery in both recreational as well as professional athletes. However, the effect of repeated post-exercise CWI on other recovery strategies remains unclear.

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Key information

Conditions

Post-exercise Cold Water Immersion

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Maastricht University

Maastricht, Limburg, 6200 MD, Netherlands

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Males
  • Aged between 18-35 years
  • Healthy, recreationally active
  • BMI < 25 kg/m2
  • The ability to comply with the protocol (i.e. the set-up for the CWI is designed for subjects that are at least 1.70 m or taller).

Exclusion criteria

  • Smoking
  • Allergies to milk proteins (whey or casein)
  • Female
  • Arthritic conditions
  • A history of neuromuscular problems
  • Recent (<1 y) participation in amino acid tracer studies
  • Individuals on any medications known to affect protein metabolism (i.e. corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, or prescription strength acne medications).
  • Individuals with GI diseases

Treatment and study plan

Water Immersion

Other

Different temperatures of cold water immersion will be assessed

Primary outcomes

  1. Muscle protein synthesis (expressed as fractional synthetic rate (FSR in %/h)

    Time frame: 2 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Muscle temperature (expressed as degrees celsius)

    Time frame: 1 day

  2. Glycogen concentration (expressed as micromol glycosol units*g dry wt)

    Time frame: 1 day

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Maastricht University Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Cold Water Immersion as a Strategy to Promote Post-exercise Recovery in Healthy Young Men

Acronym: CWI

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Nov 4, 2015
Registry last updated
Aug 2, 2016

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